Aisle Academy

The Curriculum

The complete training platform for wedding content creators.

10 tracks. 5 learning paths. 4 certifications. 8 proprietary frameworks. The full architecture for the industry's standard education platform — designed to take a creator from zero to $250K+ in revenue.

10
Core tracks
5
Learning paths
4
Certifications
8
Frameworks
120+
Lessons planned

Phase 3

The 10 core tracks

Track 1. Business Foundations

8 hr · Beginner / Growing

Stand up a legitimate, profitable, legally protected creator business from day one.

  • 01Naming, registration, and the right business entity for creators
  • 02Bookkeeping, banking, and the creator-specific chart of accounts
  • 03Insurance — general liability, gear, errors & omissions
  • 04Tax basics, quarterly estimates, and the deductions creators miss
  • 05Brand identity, voice, and a portfolio site that converts
  • 06Legal foundations — contracts, releases, copyright, AI clauses

Track 2. Finding Clients

12 hr · Beginner / Growing

Build a reliable inbound + referral pipeline that books a full wedding season.

  • 01The Instagram playbook for wedding creators (Reels, hooks, collabs)
  • 02TikTok strategy — discovery, hooks, and recycling reel content
  • 03Pinterest and SEO — the long-tail traffic engine
  • 04Vendor relationships — planners, photographers, venues, florists
  • 05The referral system — gifts, kickbacks, planner-only rate sheets
  • 06Marketplaces, directories, and paid lead sources worth using
  • 07The 4-email inquiry sequence that closes 60%+ of qualified leads

Track 3. Pricing & Packages

6 hr · All

Use the Aisle Pricing Engine™ to ship packages that protect 50–65% net margin.

  • 01The Aisle Pricing Engine™ — the 5-input formula
  • 02Three-tier package architecture (filter / anchor / anchor-setter)
  • 03The high-margin add-on menu
  • 04Destination & travel pricing — full line-item model
  • 05Pricing psychology — anchoring, rounding, deliverable-led copy
  • 06When and how to raise rates (The Aisle Raise Rule)

Track 4. Client Experience

9 hr · Growing / Full-Time

Deliver a white-glove experience that turns one booking into three referrals.

  • 01The Aisle Client Experience Method™ — 9 touchpoints
  • 02The inquiry-to-booked workflow (4 emails, 1 call)
  • 03Discovery call script and qualification framework
  • 04Onboarding — questionnaire, welcome guide, expectation-setting
  • 05Wedding-week communication cadence
  • 06Day-of choreography and on-site presence
  • 07Delivery, review request, referral ask, anniversary touch

Track 5. Capturing Content

14 hr · All

Shoot story-driven vertical content that posts itself and books your next 3 weddings.

  • 01The wedding-day shot list (140 shots, ranked by priority)
  • 02Storytelling structure — opening, midpoint, climax, button
  • 03BTS, getting-ready, and detail coverage
  • 04Audio capture — lavs, ambient, vow audio, dance-floor
  • 05Trending Reels formats and how to adapt them to weddings
  • 06The 'one usable reel per hour' rule
  • 07Coverage choreography with the photo + video team

Track 6. Editing

11 hr · All

Build a templated edit system that ships a same-night reel in under 45 minutes.

  • 01CapCut for wedding creators — projects, templates, presets
  • 02Mobile-first editing — iPhone Photos, LumaFusion, CapCut Pro
  • 03Premiere Pro workflows for hybrid creators
  • 04Audio mixing — ducking, music selection, voiceover
  • 05Color and LUT setup for iPhone + cinema cameras
  • 06The Aisle Edit Templates™ library
  • 07Approvals, rounds, and the no-revision delivery model

Track 7. 24-Hour Delivery Systems

8 hr · Growing / Full-Time

Operationalize The Aisle Delivery System™ to ship every wedding inside 24 hours.

  • 01The Aisle Delivery System™ overview
  • 02Gallery-as-deliverable mindset
  • 03File organization, naming, and ingest workflows
  • 04On-site uploads — what to upload when, on what connection
  • 05The same-night reel SOP
  • 06Automated client delivery and gallery hand-off
  • 07Quality control checklist (8 points)

Track 8. Scaling Operations

10 hr · Full-Time / Agency

Move from solo operator to a 2–5 person team without breaking quality.

  • 01The Aisle Workflow Framework™ — 14 SOPs every creator needs
  • 02Hiring your first editor (rate cards, test edits, NDAs)
  • 03Hiring a second shooter and managing brand consistency
  • 04Virtual assistants — inbox, scheduling, gallery prep
  • 05Automation stack — Zapier, Make, Notion, ClickUp
  • 06Building a team gallery review process
  • 07Quarterly P&L, owner draw, and reinvestment cadence

Track 9. Luxury Weddings

9 hr · Premium

Position, sell, and deliver for $10K+ luxury weddings and destination clients.

  • 01The luxury client psychology — what they actually buy
  • 02Luxury branding — portfolio, website, deliverable presentation
  • 03White-glove service — concierge communication, planner co-pilot
  • 04Destination logistics — visas, travel days, gear shipping
  • 05Pricing for luxury — the 3× rule and proposal psychology
  • 06Working with top planners and luxury publications
  • 07Press, awards, and the long game to luxury-list inclusion

Track 10. Aisle Mastery

5 hr · All

Run your entire creator business inside Aisle — events, capture, delivery, automation.

  • 01Account setup, brand kit, and team invites
  • 02Creating events and pre-wedding workflows
  • 03On-the-day capture and live gallery population
  • 04Delivery galleries, hand-off, and download analytics
  • 05Automation — templates, reminders, payment triggers
  • 06Aisle + your existing stack (Notion, Stripe, Dubsado)

Phase 2

The 5 learning paths

~45 hours over 6–8 weeks

Beginner Creator

Go from zero to your first three booked, paid weddings.

Sequence

Track 1 → Track 5 → Track 3 → Track 6 → Track 7 → Track 10

Milestones

  • · Business registered, banking opened, contract template signed
  • · Portfolio site live with 3 case studies
  • · Pricing engine run; 3-tier package menu published
  • · First booked wedding with signed contract + retainer
  • · Same-night reel delivered before reception ends

Certification

Certified Wedding Content Creator™

~50 hours over 8–10 weeks

Growing Creator

Reach $50–75K in revenue and book 60%+ of qualified inquiries.

Sequence

Track 2 → Track 3 → Track 4 → Track 7 → Track 6

Milestones

  • · Inquiry-to-booked workflow shipped (4 emails, 1 call)
  • · Standard-tier package converts >50%
  • · Same-night reel SOP documented and used on 3 weddings
  • · First planner referral relationship in place
  • · 10+ booked weddings in calendar

Certification

Certified Wedding Content Creator™ + Track 4 badge

~60 hours over 10–12 weeks

Full-Time Creator

Cross $100K in revenue while keeping nights and Sundays free.

Sequence

Track 8 → Track 4 → Track 7 → Track 6 → Track 2

Milestones

  • · 14 SOPs documented in The Aisle Workflow Framework™
  • · First editor hired and onboarded with a test-edit pass rate >85%
  • · 24-hour delivery shipped on 90% of weddings in a season
  • · Annual P&L with >55% net margin
  • · 30+ booked weddings in calendar

Certification

Certified Wedding Content Creator Pro™

~55 hours over 10–14 weeks

Premium Creator

Average ticket >$8K, planner-referred only, working <30 weddings/year.

Sequence

Track 9 → Track 4 → Track 3 → Track 6 → Track 5

Milestones

  • · Luxury portfolio refresh with 5 editorial case studies
  • · Inclusion on at least 2 luxury planner preferred lists
  • · Average ticket >$8K for the last 6 bookings
  • · 1 published feature in a luxury wedding publication
  • · Inquiry-to-booked >65% at premium rate

Certification

Certified Luxury Wedding Content Creator™

~75 hours over 12–16 weeks

Agency Owner

Operate a multi-creator agency at $250K+ revenue, owner not on every wedding.

Sequence

Track 8 → Track 1 → Track 4 → Track 7 → Track 10

Milestones

  • · Org chart with at least 1 lead creator + 2 editors + 1 ops
  • · Brand-wide style guide and shot-list standard published
  • · Centralized capture + delivery running in Aisle for all creators
  • · Owner shooting <40% of weddings
  • · Trailing-twelve revenue >$250K with >45% net margin

Certification

Certified Wedding Content Creator Agency™

Phase 6

The 4 certifications

Certified Wedding Content Creator™

Requirements

Complete Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10. Submit 1 full wedding case study with same-night reel.

Skills

Business setup, pricing, capture, editing, same-day delivery, Aisle proficiency.

Badge

Foundation cert. Awarded to operators with proven first weddings shipped.

Certified Wedding Content Creator Pro™

Requirements

Hold foundation cert. Complete Tracks 2, 4, 8. Submit 3 case studies showing 24-hour delivery and >55% net margin season.

Skills

Scaled operations, hiring, advanced client experience, full-season profit management.

Badge

Professional cert. Awarded to creators running a profitable, systematized full-time business.

Certified Luxury Wedding Content Creator™

Requirements

Hold Pro cert. Complete Track 9. Submit 3 luxury weddings (avg ticket >$8K) and 1 planner reference.

Skills

Luxury positioning, white-glove service, destination logistics, planner partnerships.

Badge

Luxury cert. Awarded to creators delivering at the top of the market.

Certified Wedding Content Creator Agency™

Requirements

Hold Pro cert. Complete Tracks 8 + 10. Show org chart, team SOPs, trailing-twelve revenue >$250K.

Skills

Hiring, team ops, multi-creator brand consistency, agency P&L management.

Badge

Agency cert. Awarded to studios operating beyond the founder.

Phase 12

Proprietary frameworks

The Aisle Method™

Capture → Upload → Deliver → Grow. The four-principle backbone of every Aisle workflow.

The Aisle Pricing Engine™

5-input formula: (target hourly × 22) + gear/shoot + overhead/shoot + 30% profit cushion.

The Aisle Delivery System™

Gallery-as-deliverable + 5-stage upload cadence to ship before the reception ends.

The Aisle Client Experience Method™

9 touchpoints from first inquiry to anniversary, engineered for 3 referrals per booking.

The Aisle Workflow Framework™

The 14 SOPs every creator needs to scale beyond solo operation.

The Aisle Launch Framework™

The 90-day plan from zero to first booked, paid wedding.

The Aisle Raise Rule

When two of three triggers fire, raise rates 15–25% on new inquiries.

The Aisle Creator Success Blueprint™

Revenue roadmap from $0 to $250K+, with the skills, systems, and tools required at each tier.

Phase 11

The Aisle Creator Success Blueprint™

TierSkillsSystemsMindsetTools
$0 → $25KCapture fundamentals, mobile editing, contract basics, inquiry response.Single package, manual booking, gallery delivery, 1 contract template.Volume to learn. Don't price below cost. Document every wedding.iPhone, gimbal, lav mic, CapCut, Aisle Free, Stripe, Google Drive.
$25K → $50KStorytelling, audio capture, second-shooting, basic SEO.3-tier package menu, inquiry workflow, retainer + balance schedule, 5 SOPs.Quote with confidence. Niche down. Build the referral list.+ Premiere Pro or LumaFusion, Calendly, Dubsado/Honeybook, Aisle Pro.
$50K → $100KAdvanced client experience, planner partnerships, raise-rate cadence.14 SOPs, automation stack, first editor hired, quarterly P&L.Treat the business as the product. Buy back your time first.+ Notion or ClickUp, Zapier, dedicated bookkeeper, Aisle Team plan.
$100K → $250KHiring, team ops, brand stewardship, luxury sales process.Lead creator + 2 editors + 1 ops; centralized capture and delivery.You are no longer the creator — you are the studio owner.+ Aisle Studio plan, payroll, ATS, insurance riders, agency contract templates.
$250K+Multi-creator brand consistency, luxury market positioning, agency P&L.Org chart, training program, internal cert path, board-level reporting.Sell the studio's name, not yours. Build a moat with systems.+ Aisle Enterprise, fractional CFO, agency liability rider, brand attorney.

Phase 13

Implementation priority

Top 20 lessons to ship first

  1. 01How to Start a Wedding Content Creator Business
  2. 02Wedding Content Creator Pricing Guide (Pricing Engine™)
  3. 03How to Make $100K as a Wedding Content Creator
  4. 04Wedding Content Creator Workflow
  5. 05How to Deliver Wedding Content in 24 Hours
  6. 06Wedding Content Creator Equipment Guide
  7. 07Wedding Content Creator Client Experience Framework
  8. 08Wedding Content Creator Contract Template & Clauses
  9. 09Wedding Content Creator SOPs
  10. 10Wedding Content Creator Editing Workflow
  11. 11Instagram Strategy for Wedding Creators
  12. 12TikTok Strategy for Wedding Creators
  13. 13Discovery Call Script & Qualification Framework
  14. 14Same-Night Reel SOP
  15. 15The 140-Shot Wedding Day Shot List
  16. 16Hiring Your First Editor
  17. 17Destination Wedding Pricing & Logistics
  18. 18Planner Partnerships & Referral Systems
  19. 19How to Raise Your Rates (The Aisle Raise Rule)
  20. 20Luxury Wedding Positioning & Sales

Top 10 lead magnets

  1. 01Wedding Content Creator Contract Template (PDF)
  2. 02Pricing Calculator (Google Sheet)
  3. 03140-Shot Wedding Day Shot List (PDF)
  4. 04Same-Night Reel SOP (Notion template)
  5. 05Client Welcome Guide Template (Canva)
  6. 06Inquiry Email Sequence (4 emails, swipe file)
  7. 07Discovery Call Script (PDF)
  8. 08Wedding Timeline Template (Google Doc)
  9. 09Editing Project Template (CapCut + Premiere)
  10. 10Quarterly P&L Template (Google Sheet)

Top 10 academy pages

  1. 01/academy (Academy home)
  2. 02/academy/curriculum (this page — full architecture)
  3. 03/academy/method (The Aisle Method™)
  4. 04/academy/paths/beginner
  5. 05/academy/paths/growing
  6. 06/academy/paths/full-time
  7. 07/academy/paths/premium
  8. 08/academy/paths/agency
  9. 09/academy/resources
  10. 10/academy/certifications

Phase 14

Quality control checklist

  • Better than HubSpot Academy for wedding creators specifically
  • Better than Kajabi University for vertical depth
  • Valuable to a creator on their first wedding
  • Valuable to an agency owner running 5 creators
  • Globally applicable — pricing tables include US, EU, UK, AU, destination
  • Every lesson maps to a search query (SEO + AI SEO)
  • Every lesson reinforces an Aisle product capability without feeling salesy
  • Certifications create a moat — the Aisle cert becomes the industry standard
  • Each track ships with a downloadable lead magnet
  • The framework names (Pricing Engine™, Delivery System™) are cited by ChatGPT/Perplexity

The curriculum is the spec. Building it lesson by lesson.

This page is the master architecture. Every lesson Aisle ships maps back to a track, a path, and a certification. Start with the lessons already live, or download the full doc.